Hands on with Apple's new OS X: Mountain Lion — Summer 2012 release continues to bring iOS features “back to the Mac” — Apple updates its iOS mobile operating system once a year. But why should the iPhone and iPad have all the fun? On Thursday Apple announced that it will release …

Mountain Lion: Hands on with Gatekeeper — Apple rolls out new way to improve Mac security — The actual wording is in flux, but Mountain Lion will warn you if you try to open an app from an unidentified developer. — Last year saw the arrival of the Apple-curated Mac App Store …

Google may launch Android 5.0 in 2Q12, say Taiwan makers — Viewing that the adoption of Android 4. has fallen short of original expectations and Microsoft will launch Windows 8 in the third quarter of 2012, Google is likely to launch Android 5. (Jelly Bean) in the second quarter and appeal …

Facebook Launches Verified Accounts and Pseudonyms — Facebook, a service built on real names and real identities, will tomorrow start allowing prominent public figures to verify their accounts and then opt to display a preferred nickname instead of their birth name.

Intel to postpone mass shipments of Ivy Bridge processors — Intel recently notified its partners about plans to postpone mass shipments of its upcoming Ivy Bridge processors. Despite that the company will still announce the new products and ship a small volume of the processors in early April …

Mobile becomes a core component of AdSense — We launched AdSense for mobile content before the smartphone revolution when everyone had a flip phone. Our goal was to help pioneering publishers monetize their mobile content. Since then, we've seen mobile technology advance and an increasing number …

Google Drive in the wild? Screenshot and possible logo — Google appears to be getting closer to the launch of its online storage service: A GeekWire reader says Google Drive has been enabled in his Google Account — as shown in the screenshot above, which has been redacted for the sake of his privacy.

FBI Could Pull the Plug On Millions of Internet Users March 8 — The Federal Bureau of Investigation may yank several crucial domain name servers (DNS) offline on March 8, blocking millions from using the Internet. The servers in the FBI's crosshairs were installed in 2011 to deal with a nasty worm dubbed DNSChanger Trojan.

Groupon Is Testing A New $30 Per Year VIP Service — Groupon is offering a new “VIP” service that costs $30 a year. — A reader forwarded us the email below, and we've confirmed that it's real with Groupon. — What do you get for $30 a year? Early access to deals, and ability to buy old deals …

Twitter + Robots = Instant Stories, No Humans Required — Hey, how's Newt Gingrich doing on Twitter? — You could try answering this question yourself by combing through Twitter and looking at what Newt says there, and what people are saying about Newt there. But that would take time and effort.